Teacher Wellbeing Strategies

Teacher wellbeing is a crucial element of overall school health. Educators often experience significant amounts of pressure and stress, and don’t have the proper tools or mindset to overcome these challenges. We have the right resources for educators to find that healthy work-life balance and live happy and productive lives inside and outside of the classroom.

Meditation and Mindfulness

Teachers will always have never-ending to-do lists: lesson plan prep, grading, staff meetings — not to mention actually teaching. Stress is inevitable, but it’s important to be aware of stress and how to combat it. We’ve put together a guide to help keep your stress levels low and your mind clear through helpful meditation and mindfulness techniques.

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• Educator Wellness: Self-Care in a Selfless Field: If you fly with any regularity, you’re likely very familiar with the flight attendant’s instructions to place the oxygen mask on yourself before assisting children…

Stress and Resilience

There’s no doubt that educators are overworked and under-resourced. The reality is that teaching can be emotionally and physically taxing. In order to be the best educator for your students, take the time to recognize teacher burnout and check out these tools you can use to combat stress and develop resiliency. Take a look at some additional resources on trauma-informed teaching practices for long-term self-care and ways to tackle challenging behavior caused by trauma.

• Taking Control of Your Teacher Workload: A Heart-Centered Approach Teachers are true workaholics. We work a lot — during the day, after school, on weekends, during breaks, and over summer vacation…
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• 10 Easy Stress-Relief Yoga Poses to Prevent Teacher Burnout: Teaching is a tough profession. Heavy workloads, challenging students, and lack of support are just some of the issues today’s teachers have to handle. Many…
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• The Easiest Exercises To Do Right At Your Desk: Running on a treadmill or going to a spin class might be the last thing you feel like doing after a long work day. Before…
• 4 Ways for Frazzled Teachers to Fend Off Stress and Burnout: Are all the supplies ready for tomorrow’s art project? How should I answer the email from the parent concerned about the friends her daughter is…
• Better Work-Life Balance Tips for Teachers: Teachers are stressed. Almost three-quarters of teachers (73 percent) report they often find work stressful. As a result, they’re more likely to leave work physically…
• 5 Time Management Tips for Teachers: Working as a teacher requires excellent time management skills. Teachers need to balance the long-term goals of the classroom, the immediate educational needs of the…

Rejuvenate and Refresh

Educators, it’s time to hit the reset button, center your mental, spiritual, and physical health, and recalibrate your focus on your self-evolution. Self-improvement is an important, ongoing journey. Check out these blog posts about self-advocacy and working towards being the best possible version of yourself. 

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